Page 13 - Latest Updates on Google
Google-backed ShareChat lays off 20% workforce; 500 people to be impacted
Indian startups raised $24 billion last year, a third lesser than in 2021, according to Venture Intelligence
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Google may release new Chromecast with Google TV on Home application
Google will reportedly release a new Chromecast with Google TV on its Home application
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Google adds phoneless navigation support in Maps on Wear OS smartwatches
Google has rolled out phoneless navigation support in Maps to Wear OS smartwatches
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Google Meet users can now see speaker notes while presenting Slides
Users just have to click the new speaker notes button in the Slides controls bar in Meet to display their speaker notes within the call
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Free TV channel streaming might soon be supported by YouTube: Report
The company has said that it's already trialling the service and select YouTube users are testing the waters
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Google adds new tool to enable Bluetooth usability for Stadia controller
Once enabled, the Stadia controller can then be used as a standard Bluetooth controller with other devices
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YouTube plans to change profanity rules that caused creators outrage
The platform's gaming community opposed the company this week after some creators noticed that their old videos were demonetised, reports TechCrunch
Google says India antitrust ruling to drive up costs for app developers
Alphabet Inc's Google said that India's new antitrust order to change how the company markets its Android platform will drive up costs for app developers, equipment makers, and consequently, consumers
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US Supreme Court ruling can make the net less safe, says Google
The justices could break 'a central building block of modern internet' if they choose to narrow Section 230, it says
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CCI order strikes a blow to accelerating digital adoption in India: Google
Google said that the "directions in the CCI's order" strikes a blow at the ecosystem-wide efforts to accelerate digital adoption in the country
Google says CCI's orders strike blow at digital adoption in India
In a blog, Google said, it has partnered deeply with India in the last several years of its exciting digital transformation
Google's argument in SC against CCI order contradictory: Indus OS CEO
US tech giant argues regulator's order will stall growth of the Android ecosystem in India
5G on Pixel: How-to enrol for Android beta releases for Google smartphones
Google has rolled out a beta version of its Android 13 operating system, which enables 5G on the supported Pixel smartphones. Here is how-to enrol for the beta releases
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Google hits back in US search antitrust lawsuit, says doesn't block rivals
Android is a mobile operating system, licensed open source, in which Google has invested billions of dollars since its release in the fall of 2008
CCI's 10 antitrust directives on Android that have spooked Google
Google licenses the system to smartphone makers, but critics say its restrictions are anti-competitive
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NCLAT refuses to stay CCI's order of Rs 936 crore penalty on Google
The Appellate Tribunal will hear the matter on April 17
Google rolls out new feature 'emoji reactions' on Meet: Details here
These reactions will appear as a small badge floating up the left side of the screen on the sender's video tile
NCLAT declines stay on CCI's Rs 936 cr Google penalty, asks firm to pay 10%
The NCLAT, on January 4, had refused an interim stay on an order of the competition regulator imposing a Rs 1,337 crore penalty on Google
Google's latest Android 13 update for Pixel devices brings new emojis
The update introduced new animal emojis -- donkey, moose, goose, and jellyfish, as well as a wing
Google warns Android growth in India will stall due to antitrust order
Google has so far said the CCI decision will force it to change its long-standing business model, but its Indian Supreme Court filing for the first time quantifies the impact and details the changes
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